Getting documents notarised for use overseas
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I'm currently applying for a South Korean work visa and need to send 2 documents (degree and CRB check) to (what will be) my new employer. Copies of the documents need to be notarised then apostilled prior to sending to Korea.
I've spoken with my nearest Notary Public who wants £80 + vat per document for notarising with a 2 week wait minimum to get an appointment.
Just wondered if that is the usual price to expect for about 10 minutes work and also if anyone has experience getting documents notarised and apostilled for use overseas and a.) how long and b.) how much hassle should I expect?
I've spoken with my nearest Notary Public who wants £80 + vat per document for notarising with a 2 week wait minimum to get an appointment.
Just wondered if that is the usual price to expect for about 10 minutes work and also if anyone has experience getting documents notarised and apostilled for use overseas and a.) how long and b.) how much hassle should I expect?
I had to get some documents notarised and "authorised" (cant think of the official term at present) to be valid abroad for a friend last year - the main government department for doing this "authorisation" is in Milton Keynes, where I live, hence my friend getting me to queue up for her.
The wording about getting it notarised first was a bit vague, so i didnt bother, especially as my investigations for a notary seemed to come in around the £80 mark too. So I queued up and was told "sorry it needs to be notarised first - if you need it doing quick there is a solicitor across the road that will do it for a fiver, nip across there and come back" Ten minutes and 10 quid later, the two documents were fully notarised, and I was able to walk straight to the front of the queue as they held my place.
The solictor was doing a cracking trade with everybody who needed the documents notarising, so was probably making more cash in an hour, than a single solictor charging £80 a pop would.
If you are anywhere near MK, then it might be worth a quick hoon to save 150 quid. PM me if you want me to dig out the solicitors details.
The wording about getting it notarised first was a bit vague, so i didnt bother, especially as my investigations for a notary seemed to come in around the £80 mark too. So I queued up and was told "sorry it needs to be notarised first - if you need it doing quick there is a solicitor across the road that will do it for a fiver, nip across there and come back" Ten minutes and 10 quid later, the two documents were fully notarised, and I was able to walk straight to the front of the queue as they held my place.
The solictor was doing a cracking trade with everybody who needed the documents notarising, so was probably making more cash in an hour, than a single solictor charging £80 a pop would.
If you are anywhere near MK, then it might be worth a quick hoon to save 150 quid. PM me if you want me to dig out the solicitors details.
Are you sure your employer won't organise this for you? We send guys off around the world all the time and use ATPI in London to sort this kind of thing out. No idea how much the costs are I'm afraid; might be worth checking out the Advance Travel Partner International website out though.
Edited by boomboompow on Tuesday 30th March 00:25
Pop into a few local solicitors, I had a few divorce documents done for my Dad for a tenner for his marriage in Indonesia, which had to go to the British Embassy.
Good luck!
PS DO NOT try boiled silkworms, they're the things you can smell from a mile off being cooked on the street. Can't remember if they have the infamous Durian fruit there, might have been somewhere else in Asia, but they smell of rotting flesh and taste much the same.
Good luck!
PS DO NOT try boiled silkworms, they're the things you can smell from a mile off being cooked on the street. Can't remember if they have the infamous Durian fruit there, might have been somewhere else in Asia, but they smell of rotting flesh and taste much the same.
I had to get some for a foreign bank account.
Took about 10 minutes, the guy was a bit embarrassed he had to charge his 'minimum fee' of about £45.
Mine was copies of a passport, so he did another three or four spares 'just in case' to make up for it.
I arranged this same day, 'phoned before lunchtime, dropped in at their office in the afternoon.
£40 per document with a 2 week wait sounds like you need to find a new notary....
There's a website for them, if I recall? With a list of registered ones?....
Took about 10 minutes, the guy was a bit embarrassed he had to charge his 'minimum fee' of about £45.
Mine was copies of a passport, so he did another three or four spares 'just in case' to make up for it.
I arranged this same day, 'phoned before lunchtime, dropped in at their office in the afternoon.
£40 per document with a 2 week wait sounds like you need to find a new notary....
There's a website for them, if I recall? With a list of registered ones?....
boomboompow said:
Are you sure your employer won't organise this for you? We send guys off around the world all the time and use ATPI in London to sort this kind of thing out. No idea how much the costs are I'm afraid; might be worth checking out the Advance Travel Partner International website out though.
My employer certainly does notarise documents for staff but they don't know I'm leaving yet so might be a moot point Edited by boomboompow on Tuesday 30th March 00:25
Thanks for the advice on the solicitor across the road from the Milton Keynes office, Markytop. I was planning to go down there anyway to save time apostilling so that sounds like the best plan. Do you know the name of the solicitors? I guess though if it's across the road it won't be too hard to find
clarkey318is said:
PS DO NOT try boiled silkworms, they're the things you can smell from a mile off being cooked on the street. Can't remember if they have the infamous Durian fruit there, might have been somewhere else in Asia, but they smell of rotting flesh and taste much the same.
The silkworms are definitely something I don't fancy. Durian however is widely popular in Singapore and I am one of the few ang mohs to enjoy the taste according to mates out there v15ben said:
clarkey318is said:
PS DO NOT try boiled silkworms, they're the things you can smell from a mile off being cooked on the street. Can't remember if they have the infamous Durian fruit there, might have been somewhere else in Asia, but they smell of rotting flesh and taste much the same.
The silkworms are definitely something I don't fancy. Durian however is widely popular in Singapore and I am one of the few ang mohs to enjoy the taste according to mates out there You're actually not allowed them on the trains in Jakarta, one of the most polluted cities in the world, because they smell so bad!
You have issues, friend.
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